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Evaluation of six tools for estimating woody biomass moisture content

Creator:: Becerra Ochoa, Fernando Amador
Abstract:: Woody biomass transportation costs and market values/costs are strongly correlated with the woody biomass moisture content. Properly managing moisture content can potentially lead to economic and environmental advantages in biomass energy markets. Good management requires accurate moisture content measurements. Therefore, availability of accurate, precise, reliable, and efficient tools to assess...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________________________ Glen E. Murphy Woody biomass transportation costs and market values/costs are strongly

Managing woody biomass transportation for improved biomass economics

Creator:: Han, Sang-Kyun
Abstract:: With rising fuel costs and enhanced environmental concerns, the use of renewable energy has been steadily considered and widely expounded as a solution to the challenges of global energy security and climate change. The use of woody biomass, in particular, has received considerable attention for energy production due to the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Economics Abstract approved: Glen E. Murphy With rising fuel costs and enhanced

An investigation of factors affecting the optimal output log distribution from mechanical harvesting and processing systems

Creator:: Marshall, Hamish Douglas
Abstract:: Globally the forest harvesting industry is becoming increasingly mechanized. Driving this trend is the desire to increase productivity and reduce cost, as well as to improve labor-related issues. With mechanization comes an in-forest platform for the introduction of state-of-the-art communication and measurement technologies, and powerful on-board computers. These systems have...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ________________________________________________________ Glen E. Murphy Globally the forest harvesting industry is becoming increasingly mechanized

In-forest log segregation based on acoustic measurement of wood stiffness

Creator:: Amishev, Dzhamal Y.
Abstract:: To remain competitive, the forest products industry needs to look for new and innovative processes and technologies to not only reduce costs but also to recover more value through the entire seedling-to-customer forest products supply chain. It is well recognized that measuring wood properties of logs in real time during...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ___________________________________________________________________ Glen E. Murphy To remain competitive, the forest products industry needs to look for new

A preliminary assessment of post-fire dissolved organic carbon concentrations in the McKenzie River basin, Oregon

Creator:: Hyatt, Charles
Abstract:: In recent decades, the occurrence of large, high severity wildfires has increased substantially in many parts of the world, including the western United States. These fires have the potential to impact water quality, aquatic ecosystems, and downstream communities for many decades. As such, it is increasingly important to understand the...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________ Kevin D. Bladon In recent decades, the occurrence of large, high severity wildfires has

The role of strategic planning in the management of fire-prone western Oregon forests for maximizing terrestrial carbon stocks over a 100-year horizon

Creator:: Vanderberg, Michael R.
Abstract:: Current frameworks for analyzing forest carbon offset projects in disturbance-prone western forests often fail to address the dynamic nature of carbon pathways through time. They do not account for the probability of loss due to wildfire, which can influence the prediction of carbon storage at the end of a planning...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _____________________________________________________ Kevin D. Boston Current frameworks for analyzing forest carbon offset

Economic optimization of forest biomass processing and transport

Creator:: Zamora Cristales, René Arturo
Abstract:: An economic analysis and optimization of forest biomass processing and transportation at the operational level is presented. Renewable sources of energy have captured the interest of public and private institutions to develop cost-effective supply chains to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The production of energy from forest harvest residues constitutes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: program. I also express my gratitude to the members of my committee, Dr. Jim Graham, Dr. Kevin

Belowground carbon storage and soil organic matter quality following fertilizer and herbicide applications in ponderosa pine plantations along a site-quality gradient in northern California

Creator:: McFarlane, Karis J., 1979-
Abstract:: Belowground carbon (C) storage and quality of soil organic matter (SOM) in forest soils have implications for sustainable forest management and C sequestration, but how these pools change in response to management is poorly understood. I investigated whether fertilization and competing vegetation control, applied alone or in combination early in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: offered sound advice and switched roles within my committee with grace. Glen Murphy went along for the

Contemporary forest road management with economic and environmental objectives

Creator:: Thompson, Matthew P.
Abstract:: One of the basic questions facing transportation planners and road managers is how to provide and maintain a road system that provides efficient access to the forest while limiting adverse effects roads can have on water and soil resources. The purpose of this study is to develop decision support models...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Sessions. The author also expresses sincere gratitude to Kevin Boston and Arne Skaugset for their

Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

Creator:: Stander, Hendrik C.
Abstract:: Forest management is typically associated with a high degree of uncertainty, since it relies on predictions of natural growth processes over long periods of time. A number of methods exist for mitigating the risk associated with this uncertainty, but few have the ability to explicitly minimize risk. This study will...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: my gratitude to the members of my committee, Dr. Mark Pagell, Dr. Kevin Boston, Dr. Jim Reeb and

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Evaluation of six tools for estimating woody biomass moisture content

Managing woody biomass transportation for improved biomass economics

An investigation of factors affecting the optimal output log distribution from mechanical harvesting and processing systems

In-forest log segregation based on acoustic measurement of wood stiffness

A preliminary assessment of post-fire dissolved organic carbon concentrations in the McKenzie River basin, Oregon

The role of strategic planning in the management of fire-prone western Oregon forests for maximizing terrestrial carbon stocks over a 100-year horizon

Economic optimization of forest biomass processing and transport

Belowground carbon storage and soil organic matter quality following fertilizer and herbicide applications in ponderosa pine plantations along a site-quality gradient in northern California

Contemporary forest road management with economic and environmental objectives

Uncertainty, risk and forest management on the Tillamook State Forest : a case study

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